gravelly
pronunciation
How to pronounce gravelly in British English:
UK [ˈgrævəli]
How to pronounce gravelly in American English:
US [ˈɡrævəli]
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- Adjective:
- abounding in small stones
- unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound
Word Origin
- gravelly (adj.)
- late 14c., "covered with gravel or sand," from gravel + -y (2). Of voices, by 1943.
Example
- 1. His voice was not yet gravelly .
- 2. Bob has a gravelly voice .
- 3. Mountain gravelly and muddy soils .
- 4. He has a deep , gravelly voice , accommodating a behemoth of his size .
- 5. Several times buffett repeated his case in the gravelly voice that always betrayed him when under stress .